black marketer

noun

variants or black marketeer
Definition of black marketernext
as in fence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black marketer
  1. fence
  2. smuggler
  3. bootlegger
  4. retailer
  5. auctioneer
  6. trafficker
  7. exporter
  8. distributor
Noun
  • Although the crossing appeared blocked, groups moved along the coast seeking routes around the fence.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Its mixed population of Christians and Muslims, Spanish and Moroccan residents and day workers, lives in relative harmony behind a border fence that many desperate migrants from across Africa attempt to cross for a better life in Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of fence
Noun
  • Sanchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to convince thousands of people to cross by swimming around the border fence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Spanish officials said smugglers may have exploited the court ruling.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of smuggler
Noun
  • Gosha, a local station master, has a side-hustle of his own, turning a blind eye while bootleggers siphon diesel from the tankers that sit idly on the train tracks.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
  • Weeth said bootleggers purchase fireworks from manufacturers in China and who, for a fee, package the fireworks in colorful branding, which are more difficult to track and often lack proper warnings.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of bootlegger
Noun
  • As malls and suburbia leeched retailers from downtown, the Metropolitan went dark in 1979.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
  • From JCPenney to Abercrombie & Fitch to Kohl's and beyond, retailers are dropping new back-to-school collections, with a wide selection on sale.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of retailer
Noun
  • Kayleigh Davies is an antiques specialist for the global online auction platform Auctionet and has previously worked as an auctioneer and valuer.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • There are also weekly livestock auctions that are quite the sensory, chaotic feast, with multiple auctioneers going at the same time.
    — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
Definition of auctioneer
Noun
  • Victims are moved often, and even sold or traded to other traffickers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • Prosecutors said the traffickers also took a share of the women's earnings while collecting on the debts.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of trafficker
Noun
  • The country has become a significant LNG exporter, yet the revenues generated by projects such as Coral South primarily benefit operating companies and upstream partners, while electricity access at home remains uneven.
    — Michael Adu Okyere, Time, 28 July 2026
  • Several clothing charities and exporter associations in North America and Europe, along with some importer groups in Ghana, have cast doubt on these stark claims, framing them as propaganda meant to drive them out of business.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of exporter
Noun
  • Third-party funding doesn’t only incorporate co-productions but includes the lucrative UK high-end TV tax credit and distributor advances.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • The distributor has spent more than 30 years bringing international auteur cinema to Japanese audiences, including work by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Bong Joon Ho, the Dardenne brothers, Jia Zhangke, Roy Anderson and Gianfranco Rosi.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of distributor
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